Alex Morgan Left Off USWNT Roster , for Paris Olympics.br Alex Morgan Left Off USWNT Roster , for Paris Olympics.br The 2024 Paris Olympics roster for the U.S. women's soccer team was announced by coach Emma Hayes on June 26, CNN reports. .br Only eight players from the 2020 Olympics br are included on the 22-player roster.br Morgan, a women's soccer br legend, was not one of them. .br She took to X to express her disappointment.br Today, I’m disappointed about not br having the opportunity to represent br our country on the Olympic stage. , Alex Morgan, via X.br This will always be a tournament that br is close to my heart and I take immense br pride any time I put on the crest, Alex Morgan, via X.br In less than a month, I look forward br to supporting this team and br cheering them on alongside br the rest of our country, Alex Morgan, via X.br In a news conference, coach Hayes praised br Morgan's past contributions but said it was time br for the team to move in a different direction.br In a news conference, coach Hayes praised br Morgan's past contributions but said it was time br for the team to move in a different direction.br I think looking through the cap accumulation br of the team, there’s been a lack of br development of putting players – some of br the less experienced players – in positions br where they can develop that experience. , Coach Emma Hayes, via news conference.br And I think it’s important that we have br to do that to take the next step, Coach Emma Hayes, via news conference.br It’s a balanced roster. I’ve considered br all the factors that we’re gonna need br throughout the Olympics and (it’s) br one that I’m really happy with, Coach Emma Hayes, via news conference.br Having a roster that could adapt is br essential.